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and so it does make a difference and it makes a difference -- when i was in the obama administration, if you recall, president obama announced the my brother's keeper initiative. >> mm-hmm. >> the idea would be to bring things like culture and art to young men of color to give them opportunity, give them a place of fair and equal opportunity. >> right. >> you know, not a -- people always want to talk about hand out -- but a fair and equal opportunity for young people that are gonna work hard. but a part of that is understanding who you are and where you come from. >> exactly. more on that. we need to take a quick break right now. we're coming back to continue this conversation. >> welcome back to "beyond the headlines" with cheryl jennings. i'm eric thomas, moderating today's special roundtable show. now, more than 1,000 african-american students were recently honored by san francisco unified school district for having great grades. it was a part of this year's black history month celebrations. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez introduced us to some of these students. >> raven alyas
and so it does make a difference and it makes a difference -- when i was in the obama administration, if you recall, president obama announced the my brother's keeper initiative. >> mm-hmm. >> the idea would be to bring things like culture and art to young men of color to give them opportunity, give them a place of fair and equal opportunity. >> right. >> you know, not a -- people always want to talk about hand out -- but a fair and equal opportunity for young people...
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. >> reporter: the new images of newman prompted a new rebuke from the obama administration. given newman's advanced age and health conditions, we urge the dprk to release mr. newman so he may return home and reunite with his family. the united states has no official diplomatic relations with north korea, but swedish embassy officials visited newman on saturday, they said he's alive and receiving his medication. the newman family implored the north korean government to take into account his health and his age and as an act of humanitarian compassion allow him to depart immediately for home. now, there's optimism for his release, given his apparent treatment so far and reality of how serious this captivity is. another american also accused has been held for more than a year. the state department and the white house warning again to u.s. citizens not to travel to north korea. dan and bianna. >> jeff, our thanks to you. >>> this is a crucial weekend for the obama administration on another front the deadline has come and gone for fixing the disastrous healthcare.gov. >> how is it
. >> reporter: the new images of newman prompted a new rebuke from the obama administration. given newman's advanced age and health conditions, we urge the dprk to release mr. newman so he may return home and reunite with his family. the united states has no official diplomatic relations with north korea, but swedish embassy officials visited newman on saturday, they said he's alive and receiving his medication. the newman family implored the north korean government to take into account...
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and so it does make a difference and it makes a difference -- when i was in the obama administration, if you recall, president obama announced the my brother's keeper initiative. >> mm-hmm. >> the idea would be to bring things like culture and art to young men of color to give them opportunity, give them a place of fair and equal opportunity. >> right. >> you know, not a -- people always want to talk about hand out -- but a fair and equal opportunity for young people that are gonna work hard. but a part of that is understanding who you are and where you come from. >> exactly. more on that. we need to take a quick break right now. we're coming back to continue this conversation. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jetÉ between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. >> welcome back to "beyond the headlines" with
and so it does make a difference and it makes a difference -- when i was in the obama administration, if you recall, president obama announced the my brother's keeper initiative. >> mm-hmm. >> the idea would be to bring things like culture and art to young men of color to give them opportunity, give them a place of fair and equal opportunity. >> right. >> you know, not a -- people always want to talk about hand out -- but a fair and equal opportunity for young people...
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and the obama administration has reviewed the film for possible removal. youtube denied the clip saying, the clip is, quote, clearly within our guidelines. and so, will stay on youtube. back here in cairo, egyptian security forces have just cleared tahrir square, one of the routes leading to the u.s. embassy. driving out the protesters and gaining control of the area. the interior minister said it is not just to protect the u.s. embassy, but other diplomatic missions, as well. >>> this violence has claimed two more american lives. two marines in afghanistan were killed when the taliban pulled off a blazen attack on a major base there. they say it was retaliation for the film. muhammad lila has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. this is not like other attacks we've seen in afghanistan. this was heavily-coordinated and involved a large number of taliban fighters. the attack has left two u.s. marines dead and a number of others wounded. the taliban has released what they say is the aftermath of the attack. nato is confirming at least 18 insurgents were ki
and the obama administration has reviewed the film for possible removal. youtube denied the clip saying, the clip is, quote, clearly within our guidelines. and so, will stay on youtube. back here in cairo, egyptian security forces have just cleared tahrir square, one of the routes leading to the u.s. embassy. driving out the protesters and gaining control of the area. the interior minister said it is not just to protect the u.s. embassy, but other diplomatic missions, as well. >>> this...
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if the republican nominee is someone that the obama administration can drop a billion dollars on ads on top of and make him the issue then we're going to be in tough shape to win this election. >> you like newt but you don't think he can be trusted with the nomination or trusted with the white house? >> i think he's a very high-risk candidate. i have said that from the very beginning. again, a lot of ideas. brilliant in that respect. but as far as focus, as far as being able to rely on him to come out and deliver that consistent, strong message and not undermine our folks in the house and senate, not undermine some of the basic things -- you know, sitting on the couch with nancy pelosi is not a particularly solid conservative thing when you're out there, as i was, fighting this junk science of manmade global warming and cap and trade. newt was on the side. this is the kind of behavior that we can't have out of a nominee. >> what about mitt romney? he has the money and the super pac is already spending it in the big state of florida. taking aim at you. take a look. >> barack obama kno
if the republican nominee is someone that the obama administration can drop a billion dollars on ads on top of and make him the issue then we're going to be in tough shape to win this election. >> you like newt but you don't think he can be trusted with the nomination or trusted with the white house? >> i think he's a very high-risk candidate. i have said that from the very beginning. again, a lot of ideas. brilliant in that respect. but as far as focus, as far as being able to rely...
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. >>> the obama administration will announce a deal to send billions in warplanes and other military equipment to sharyn alfonsi. administration officials say the kingdom will pay 30 billion dollars for 84 new f-15 fighters and upgrades for 70 more. the agreement is worth 30 billion dollars. analysts say sharyn alfonsi gets a boost to mill -- says saudi arabia gets a boost to military strength. pro israeli forces in congress were initially opposed but the administration is offering reassure rans that israel's military -- reassurances that israel's military won't be uncut. >>> solar plasma eruption hit monday sending -- particles toward earth. geomagnetic storms could disrupt power grids through the weekend. according to space.com, a solar flare in august was the strongest one in four years. >> all that plasma headed our way, satellites won't like that. >> i feel like i have had technical problems this week. >> plasma problems. they got a shot for that now. let's check in with frances. >> you might have problems seeing this morning, because the fog is so thick out there. here's a live
. >>> the obama administration will announce a deal to send billions in warplanes and other military equipment to sharyn alfonsi. administration officials say the kingdom will pay 30 billion dollars for 84 new f-15 fighters and upgrades for 70 more. the agreement is worth 30 billion dollars. analysts say sharyn alfonsi gets a boost to mill -- says saudi arabia gets a boost to military strength. pro israeli forces in congress were initially opposed but the administration is offering...
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a thicket of problems for the obama administration right now. there's no question one thing will not happen, no troops in iraq. >> huge quagmire in the middle east. george, great to have you back. george will be talking about iraq and much, much more on his show this morning as the power house roundtable looks ahead to the biggest political stories in 2014. >>> switching gears to a lighter story. here's an unusual and counterintuitive fast food experiment. it involves a science teacher in iowa who turns to mcdonald's to lose weight. it's kind of a reverse "super-size me." he got his students to plan the menu. three months later how did it turn out? abc's sara haines is here with the story. good morning. >> reporter: never has the phrase everything in moderation be more apropos than a mickey d's diet. yes, you heard me right. a fast-food diet. he may be on to something. >> i lost 28 pounds. i feel great. >> reporter: this iowa high schoolteacher decided to challenge the premise of "super size me," the documentary where are morgan spurlock gained
a thicket of problems for the obama administration right now. there's no question one thing will not happen, no troops in iraq. >> huge quagmire in the middle east. george, great to have you back. george will be talking about iraq and much, much more on his show this morning as the power house roundtable looks ahead to the biggest political stories in 2014. >>> switching gears to a lighter story. here's an unusual and counterintuitive fast food experiment. it involves a science...
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. >> george, meanwhile a more pressing crisis facing the obama administration this morning, after spending billions of dollars and losing thousands of americans lives in the war of iraq, now two major cities in that country have been taking over militia associated with al qaeda. secretary of state john kerry has spoken about this morning, what if anything can the administration do? >> the secretary of state kerry said they're not going to send troops back into iraq. that's completely off the table. no way president obama after bringing out of iraq is going to send them back there. you see al qaeda on the march in syria, as the united states trying to get troops out of afghanistan. there's no question one thing will not happen. no troops in the middle east. >> george, great to have you back. george will be talking about iraq and much, much more on his story as the powerhouse roundtable looks ahead to the biggest political stories in 2004. >>> a fast-food experiment, involves a science teacher in iowa who turns to mcdonald's to lose weight. he got his students to plan the menu. three months
. >> george, meanwhile a more pressing crisis facing the obama administration this morning, after spending billions of dollars and losing thousands of americans lives in the war of iraq, now two major cities in that country have been taking over militia associated with al qaeda. secretary of state john kerry has spoken about this morning, what if anything can the administration do? >> the secretary of state kerry said they're not going to send troops back into iraq. that's...
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the republicans are loudly criticizing the obama administration for pulling out too quickly, back in 2011, are there any voices in the administration who are saying, well, maybe the republicans are right about that? >> certainly nobody saying the republicans might be right. they're defensive about this. they say two things. they say, one, having a small residual force left in iraq would not have made a difference, would not have prevented this situation, but they also make the point that it was the iraqis that pulled away from that agreement. the obama administration tried to negotiate an agreement that would have left some forces behind for training and counterterrorism. and it was the iraqis that said no. so, in other words, it didn't make much of a difference and it wasn't our fault. >> jon karl, thank you. >> sure thing. >>> jon will have much more on this crisis when he hosts "this week" right here on abc later this morning, including a live report from abc's martha raddatz who has just arrived in baghdad. >>> and there was a lot of other news overnight. and for that, as always,
the republicans are loudly criticizing the obama administration for pulling out too quickly, back in 2011, are there any voices in the administration who are saying, well, maybe the republicans are right about that? >> certainly nobody saying the republicans might be right. they're defensive about this. they say two things. they say, one, having a small residual force left in iraq would not have made a difference, would not have prevented this situation, but they also make the point that...
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. >>> and the obama administration has imposed new sanctions on syria officials, after violent crackdown on protesters in that country. at least 65 people were reportedly killed on friday, when security forces opened fire on demonstrators in towns and cities across syria. >>> the final launch of space shuttle "endeavour" has been delayed until monday at the soonest. an electrical short forced the postponement just hours before the scheduled liftoff. wounded arizona congressman, gabrielle giffords, wife of mark kelly, is expected to stay in florida until at least monday. >>> and if you're wondering where a good chunk of your money spent on gasoline is going, look at these new numbers. in the first three months of this year, the big five oil companies raked in $34 billion. that was up 42% from a year ago. and it works out to about $379 million in profits each day. >>> and finally, one of the first rules in baseball, of course, is don't argue balls and strikes with the umpire. apparently one other rule, don't tweet about it. at least not still during the game. the fiery white sox manager, o
. >>> and the obama administration has imposed new sanctions on syria officials, after violent crackdown on protesters in that country. at least 65 people were reportedly killed on friday, when security forces opened fire on demonstrators in towns and cities across syria. >>> the final launch of space shuttle "endeavour" has been delayed until monday at the soonest. an electrical short forced the postponement just hours before the scheduled liftoff. wounded arizona...
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to get a copy of president obama's birth records for $100. backers hope the measure will finally dispel skeptics who claim the president was born outside the country and is therefore ineligible to be president. >> michelle obama is taking her battle against childhood obesity to the military. she's speaking about it with robin roberts on "good morning america." >> it is not an overstatement to say that childhood obesity and our need for physical education and nutrition education is a national security issue. and that's one of the reasons we wanted to come on a -- sometimes when you say that as first lady or you say it in the courts of a speech in other issues it kind of gets lost in the conversation. >> mrs. obama says army commanders have told her new recruits are more prone to stress fractures because they are overweight and out of shape. you can see the full interview at 7:00 right here on abc 7 on "good morning america." >> coming up relief in south africa. the overnight announcement about the health of former president nelson mandela. >>
to get a copy of president obama's birth records for $100. backers hope the measure will finally dispel skeptics who claim the president was born outside the country and is therefore ineligible to be president. >> michelle obama is taking her battle against childhood obesity to the military. she's speaking about it with robin roberts on "good morning america." >> it is not an overstatement to say that childhood obesity and our need for physical education and nutrition...
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there are over 20 applications to export liquid natural gas, bottled up in the obama administration, he should approve that to free ukrainian people from russia. >> we saw first pages of hillary clinton's memoir, about benghazi. pretty defiant chapter. she said -- i will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead americans. it's just plain wrong. it's unworthy of our great country. those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me. it sounds like she's suggesting that she's not going to testify in these new investigations. should committees force her to testify? >> you know, the sad thing with secretary clinton, it seems to be all politics all the time. from what we know about this book chapter, it's pure political spam. the truth shouldn't be partisan. and there's a pattern in this administration, the pattern is, when a scandal emerges to express outrage, we all remember president obama during the debate with mitt romney, saying, no one is more upset about what happened in benghazi than i am. after that, after expressing outrage, they stowed
there are over 20 applications to export liquid natural gas, bottled up in the obama administration, he should approve that to free ukrainian people from russia. >> we saw first pages of hillary clinton's memoir, about benghazi. pretty defiant chapter. she said -- i will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead americans. it's just plain wrong. it's unworthy of our great country. those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me. it sounds like...
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the obama administration has got to be concerned with what they're seeing. >> reporter: they're very concerned, david. i remember talking to you just over two years ago when i was coming out with the last convoy of u.s. troops. i had visited fallujah the day before that happened. it was rather unstable then, rather frightening then but tonight you've got al qaeda flags flying in this very key area right next to syria. >> you were telling me we have a diplomatic team there, about 100 marines, but they're in baghdad. what can they do? >> most are not going anywhere. they're there to protect the embassy and the classified material. so the u.s. watching closely, sending drones, but not doing anything else at this point. >> we'll be watching first thing in the morning with george. martha, thank you. >>> next to the vatican, pope francis is making headlines with the warning about future priests. here's abc's alex marquardt now. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: in the ten months since he was elected, pope francis has made a name for himself by saying exactly what he thinks. we n
the obama administration has got to be concerned with what they're seeing. >> reporter: they're very concerned, david. i remember talking to you just over two years ago when i was coming out with the last convoy of u.s. troops. i had visited fallujah the day before that happened. it was rather unstable then, rather frightening then but tonight you've got al qaeda flags flying in this very key area right next to syria. >> you were telling me we have a diplomatic team there, about 100...
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in the news, obama administration could make a major concession when talks over iran's nuclear program resume next month. "the los angeles times" reports that the administration might support letting iran continuing enriching uranium if they take steps from developing a weapon. >>> and police have found an underground bunker. they pumped tear gas in. but it may be booby trapped. >>> detroit tigers delmon young apologized on a hate crime harassment charge. police say that young screamed epithets at a hotel. he could face up to a year in jail. >>> a sheriff's deputy was attacked trying to shoo some geese off the highway. she got a little too close. and one of the birds jumped at her, causing her to fall down. later offcamera, the deputy pistol-whipped the bird in retaliation. not really. >> the views of ron claiborne, do not represent the views of abc news. >> it was a joke. >>> time, now, for the weather, and over to ginger zee. >> i'm going to leave that there with the geese. and we're going to go ahead and move on to weather. a stormy morning, ron, in chicago, is where we begin. our f
in the news, obama administration could make a major concession when talks over iran's nuclear program resume next month. "the los angeles times" reports that the administration might support letting iran continuing enriching uranium if they take steps from developing a weapon. >>> and police have found an underground bunker. they pumped tear gas in. but it may be booby trapped. >>> detroit tigers delmon young apologized on a hate crime harassment charge. police say...
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control over funding the government and the ability to subpoena officials in the obama administration. come january, john boehner will be the most powerful republican in the land, a fact that caused him to choke up last night. >> i've spent my whole life chasing the american dream. and when i saw how out of touch washington had become, with the core values of this great nation, i put my name forward and ran for office. >> reporter: with newcomers like kentucky's rand paul -- >> we've come to take our government back. >> reporter: -- and florida's marco rubio, this will be a tea party-infused congress, not so be-holden to the republican leadership. >> this election is not an embrace of the republican party. it is a second chance to be about principle and values. >> i'm begging for republican input and i hope we'll get some of it. >> reporter: and republicans will still have to deal with a democratic senate. still run by the seemingly invincible harry reid. >> because of you, we did it. thank you. >> and john, what about sarah palin, current scorecard on the candidates she endorsed? >>
control over funding the government and the ability to subpoena officials in the obama administration. come january, john boehner will be the most powerful republican in the land, a fact that caused him to choke up last night. >> i've spent my whole life chasing the american dream. and when i saw how out of touch washington had become, with the core values of this great nation, i put my name forward and ran for office. >> reporter: with newcomers like kentucky's rand paul --...
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., we are heading into what could be a very dicey week for the obama administration and specifically for the woman who has taken an enormous amount of incoming fire over the failures at healthcare.gov. the obama care website. >>> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius goes before congress on wednesday. is her job in jeopardy? let's bring in abc's george stephanopoulos who discuss it on "this week" later this morning. she is one of the president's longest serving cabinet members. could she lose her job? >> i wouldn't think so. she's one of the president's longest serving cabinet members. most haven't called for her resignation. she has to calm fears and a lot of tough questions to answer about it especially about what they knew about the problems before october 1st. this is all going to depend, though, on whether or not those problems with the website can actually get fixed by the end of november as the white house has now promised. >> right. that won't help her when she gets up in front of congress. >> a tough day. >> you have a big live guest, dick cheney, former vice
., we are heading into what could be a very dicey week for the obama administration and specifically for the woman who has taken an enormous amount of incoming fire over the failures at healthcare.gov. the obama care website. >>> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius goes before congress on wednesday. is her job in jeopardy? let's bring in abc's george stephanopoulos who discuss it on "this week" later this morning. she is one of the president's longest...
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the dow jumped almost 300 po0 nasdaq gained 80 points last week. >>> the obama administration is also launching a major mortgage relief program this week. the plan was first announced in march and is designed to help homeowners who are current on their mortgage payments but still owe more than their home is worth. officials say between 500,000 and 1.5 million loans could be modified through the program. >>> several reports say disger hewlett-packard chief mark hurd may join software maker oracle. it's unclear what his role would be. hurd was forced to leave last month after a sexual harassment investigation revealed he falsified reports. oracle's board would have to give the okay before hiring hurd. >>> football and food often go together. and restaurants are taking notice lately. many restaurants are launching promotional drives to attract fantasy football players. the offers include not only gift cards but also coupons even free video games. an estimated 20 million people play fantasy football. and restaurant owners say that more fantasy football players are coming out to eat, even
the dow jumped almost 300 po0 nasdaq gained 80 points last week. >>> the obama administration is also launching a major mortgage relief program this week. the plan was first announced in march and is designed to help homeowners who are current on their mortgage payments but still owe more than their home is worth. officials say between 500,000 and 1.5 million loans could be modified through the program. >>> several reports say disger hewlett-packard chief mark hurd may join...
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the obama administration is reportedly scaling back a proposal to keep as many as 5,000 troops there to train the iraq military. iraqi lawmakers are refusing to give the troops legal immunity. the white house and the pentagon say they have not reached a final decision. >>> bangkok appears to have been spared from the worst flooding of in thailand in decades. water has started receding in the capital which is shielded by an elaborate system of floodwalls and tums. monsoon rains that began in late july have affected two-thirds of the country. >>> apple is holding a memorial service for founder steve jobs tonight. top silicon valley executives and others close to jobs are expected to attend the invitation-only event on the stanford university's campus. a small private funeral was held for him last week. >>> and the texas rangers are heading back to the world series. the rangers crushed the detroit tigers, 15-5 last night to win their second straight american league title. texas opens the world series wednesday against st. louis or milwaukee. those teams play game six of their series ton
the obama administration is reportedly scaling back a proposal to keep as many as 5,000 troops there to train the iraq military. iraqi lawmakers are refusing to give the troops legal immunity. the white house and the pentagon say they have not reached a final decision. >>> bangkok appears to have been spared from the worst flooding of in thailand in decades. water has started receding in the capital which is shielded by an elaborate system of floodwalls and tums. monsoon rains that...
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. >>> and the obama administration is considering new sanctions on syria with the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. at least 19 people were reportedly killed on friday when security forces opened fire on thousand of demonstrators. meanwhile actress angelina jolie was in neighboring turkey on friday, visiting syrian refugees being displaced by the bombing. >>> and in saudi arabia, women staged a protest friday by getting behind the wheel of cars. dozens of women took to the road in defiance of the ban against driving. saudi arabia is the only country where it is illegal for females to drive. >>> and finally, a performance that caught our eye at the u.s. open. it didn't happen on the golf course. check out this kid behind a golf errorry mcilroy who leads the tournament. doing his eye dance. isn't that wild? >> wow. >> it's a little creepy, too. >> it is. >> that's talent. >> i could not do that. >> i could not. >> jackie, can you do that? >> cannot, bianna. i'm not going to try. i'm going to get right into the weather. you guys try it over there. 260 reports of severe weat
. >>> and the obama administration is considering new sanctions on syria with the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. at least 19 people were reportedly killed on friday when security forces opened fire on thousand of demonstrators. meanwhile actress angelina jolie was in neighboring turkey on friday, visiting syrian refugees being displaced by the bombing. >>> and in saudi arabia, women staged a protest friday by getting behind the wheel of cars. dozens of women...
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. >>> we begin with the crucial behind-the-scenes talks set to begin between the obama administration and republican leaders. the two sides are trying to reach a deal to extend the bush-era tax cuts, or at least some of them, before all of them expire at the end of the year. and david kerley is following all the action this weekend in washington. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, ron. the president is working the phone today. staff will be meeting behind the scenes. the president admits this is now about compromise. and he may give in. democrats, some do say, cave in, to republican demands, to extend the tax cuts to the wealthy. all this after the senate failed to extend those tax cuts to the middle class. >> i'll admit, i'm very disappointed that the senate did not pass legislation that had already passed the house of representatives to make middle-class tax cuts permanent. >> reporter: but that legislation never had a chance. despite democrats trying to shame republicans. >> we're passing a tax cut for every person in america. >> they're demanding that the wealthiest a
. >>> we begin with the crucial behind-the-scenes talks set to begin between the obama administration and republican leaders. the two sides are trying to reach a deal to extend the bush-era tax cuts, or at least some of them, before all of them expire at the end of the year. and david kerley is following all the action this weekend in washington. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, ron. the president is working the phone today. staff will be meeting behind the scenes....
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currently with a misleading ad claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> the obama administration quietly offers to issue waivers to the work requirement in the law. >> reporter: the obama campaign is calling that a bold-faced lie. the administration is allowing states to experiment with changes to the welfare law, but insists it is still requiring people to work. here in boston, the romney campaign is already gearing up for the announcement of a running mate that could come any time now. george, we don't know when that announcement will be, but as i saw at romney headquarters, there's already a staff in place for that vice presidential candidate. they are at desks, they have computers, they are working away. even though they have no idea who they will be working for. >> if mitt romney decided tonight, they are ready to go tomorrow? >> reporter: they call it a turnkey operation. they are ready to go now. >> jon karl, thank you. >>> now, to a heart-stopping moment in the sky, all caught on tape. a small plane with a father, son and two friends on board stalled in midair, sending th
currently with a misleading ad claiming president obama has gutted welfare reform. >> the obama administration quietly offers to issue waivers to the work requirement in the law. >> reporter: the obama campaign is calling that a bold-faced lie. the administration is allowing states to experiment with changes to the welfare law, but insists it is still requiring people to work. here in boston, the romney campaign is already gearing up for the announcement of a running mate that could...
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the obama administration pulling the plug on the project friday. it's cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion. and provided protection, however, over a stretch of just 53 miles. >>> three american soldiers have been killed in iraq today. a military official says two troops were killed when iraqi soldiers opened fire on them during a training exercise in mosul. the third was killed in a separate incident in central iraq. >>> pope john paul ii is now on the way to sainthood. the vad can has announced pope benedict's predecessor will take the final steps to becoming a saint this may. lama hasan joins us from london with more on the story. good morning, lama. what, now, does the vatican announcement really mean? >> reporter: good morning, josh. well, the announcement says that pope benedict xvi has now proved a miracle, attributed to pope john paul ii, which is the last step to becoming a state. the vatican has now credited pope john paul ii with curing a french nunn, who had parkinson's. she woke up cured. and church doctors say there was no medical explanat
the obama administration pulling the plug on the project friday. it's cost taxpayers nearly $1 billion. and provided protection, however, over a stretch of just 53 miles. >>> three american soldiers have been killed in iraq today. a military official says two troops were killed when iraqi soldiers opened fire on them during a training exercise in mosul. the third was killed in a separate incident in central iraq. >>> pope john paul ii is now on the way to sainthood. the vad...
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administration and the gulf oil spill and the commission was appointed by the president. it finds that for the first ten days, the administration acted from, quote, a sense of over-optimism that may have delayed the amount of help. and another criticism? the administration said on "good morning america" last summer that 75% of the oil was, quote, gone. the study says, no, it wasn't. so, jake, how is the white house reacting to this tonight? >> reporter: well, on that latter point about the claim that 75% of the oil was gone, they concede that carol browner, the white house climate change czar who said that, she was mistaken and a different statement put out by a different administration official that same day was correct. as for the other issue that you talked about, about whether or not they were overly optimistic, the administration says they were operating on the best information they had at the time and nothing in these draft reports, which are by staff and not signed off by the commission officially, nothing in these draft reports, they say, indicating that anything,
administration and the gulf oil spill and the commission was appointed by the president. it finds that for the first ten days, the administration acted from, quote, a sense of over-optimism that may have delayed the amount of help. and another criticism? the administration said on "good morning america" last summer that 75% of the oil was, quote, gone. the study says, no, it wasn't. so, jake, how is the white house reacting to this tonight? >> reporter: well, on that latter...
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. >> reporter: and diane, the white house and the obama administration withdrew all officials from the u.s. embassy in tripoli and they are pursuing sanctions against the libyan government, but the big fear is that there is no diplomatic measure that can be taken that will penetrate the armor of gadhafi's madness. diane? >> such a delicate set of maneuvers they have to perform. thank you, jake. >>> and with the embassy closing down, there are a lot of other americans who wanted to leave libya. and as we said, they finally made it out of the unstable country, by air and by water. late today, a ferry boat filled with u.s. citizens made it safely to malta. its passengers telling their stories. and abc's miguel marquez was there when it docked. miguel? >> reporter: diane, that long-awaited ferry is finally here in malta. about 200 americans, finally out of harm's way. it was a brutal three-day wait in that port in libya. and then, a very horrendous eight-hour crossing in very rough seas. but they are out of the war zone and one step closer to home. >> feel good, man. good to be in malta. >
. >> reporter: and diane, the white house and the obama administration withdrew all officials from the u.s. embassy in tripoli and they are pursuing sanctions against the libyan government, but the big fear is that there is no diplomatic measure that can be taken that will penetrate the armor of gadhafi's madness. diane? >> such a delicate set of maneuvers they have to perform. thank you, jake. >>> and with the embassy closing down, there are a lot of other americans who...
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even referring to him as a former obama administration official. cobb insists nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. flynn. >> the next president of the united states right here. >> reporter: but flynn was one of trump's earliest allies on the campaign trail. even after the president fired flynn, he continued to praise him. >> mike flynn is a fine person, and i asked for his resignation. he respectfully gave it. >> reporter: on capitol hill, democrats are gloating. let me be the first to congratulate president pence, tweeted one california democrat. and from congresswoman maxine waters this, lock him up, lock him up, lock him up. republicans -- >> i'm going to hold off until i get more facts. >> reporter: -- are taking a wait and see approach. >> so far all of the charges and guilty pleas haven't been about colluding with the russians. no one has pled guilty from the trump team saying, hey, i was working with the russians. >> reporter: today the president heads home to new york city for some republican fund-rai
even referring to him as a former obama administration official. cobb insists nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. flynn. >> the next president of the united states right here. >> reporter: but flynn was one of trump's earliest allies on the campaign trail. even after the president fired flynn, he continued to praise him. >> mike flynn is a fine person, and i asked for his resignation. he respectfully gave it. >> reporter: on...
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administration. attorney general jeff sessions says the civil rights act of 1964 barring discrimination in the workplace does not extend to gender identity. >>> now, let's take a look at your weather for this friday morning. >>> good morning. the latest on tropical nate has re-emerged over the caribbean, strengthening expected as we go throughout the day. yucatan peninsula and merges into the gulf of mexico this weekend, further strengthening and again we're concerned here over the central gulf coast states as this will intensify in a hurricane. notice where we have the hurricane watches in effect here, gulfport all the way back into southern portions of louisiana. damaging winds, flooding rains and tornadoes all going to be possible. i'm justin povick with your accuweather forecast. >>> coming up, a woman who worked 159 hours of overtime in one month. it fuels new debate over rules in the workplace. >>> also ahead, how quarterback cam newton is now saying sorry for his sexist comment to a female rep
administration. attorney general jeff sessions says the civil rights act of 1964 barring discrimination in the workplace does not extend to gender identity. >>> now, let's take a look at your weather for this friday morning. >>> good morning. the latest on tropical nate has re-emerged over the caribbean, strengthening expected as we go throughout the day. yucatan peninsula and merges into the gulf of mexico this weekend, further strengthening and again we're concerned here...
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a federal judge has ordered that the nearly 300-page transcript be released, but the obama administration could appeal. >>> and finally, an honor for a man many consider to be the father of rock 'n' roll. a statue of chuck berry was dedicated in suburban st. louis on friday. the 84-year-old still performs at a club across the street from the statue. still rocking at 84. >> that's unbelievable. >> isn't that something? >> that's incrcrible. >> time for the weather now from casey curry from our houston station abc 15. casey? >> good morning, ron. we are checking severe weather. let's start off with video from westchester county, north of new york city where they had all kinds of rough weather and lots of wind damage. at one point at the height of the storm, 20,000 people without power. today we're looking at severe weather across the far northern plains, areas like fargo, minneapolis, sioux falls, likely to see rough weather again today and more monsoonal rains for parts of the w wt. flooding will be possible throughout this region, and back here across the rest of the country, we'll contin
a federal judge has ordered that the nearly 300-page transcript be released, but the obama administration could appeal. >>> and finally, an honor for a man many consider to be the father of rock 'n' roll. a statue of chuck berry was dedicated in suburban st. louis on friday. the 84-year-old still performs at a club across the street from the statue. still rocking at 84. >> that's unbelievable. >> isn't that something? >> that's incrcrible. >> time for the...
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klain has served under several top democrats but he is best known for leading the obama administration's response to the ebola outbreak. the move comes as more key republicans including strategist karl rove call on president trump to concede. >>> more states are imposing new restrictions on businesses because of surging cases of coronavirus. 144,000 new infections have been reported in the last day, and more than 65,000 people are now in the hospital with covid. >>> workers at u.p.s. will now be allowed to grow facial hair. the company has lifted a long-time ban in a move to promote diversity. other changes include allowing natural black hairstyles. >>> today's weather, flooding along florida's central gulf coast before tropical storm eta moves north into georgia. snow showers for the upper midwest. chilly across much of the west. more rain from d.c. to boston. >> got to admit this is one of my favorites of the morning. finally, these days we could all use a little extra motivation. >> yes. will ganss introduces us to one dad who is just the guy for the job. ♪ >> yes! let's step outsid
klain has served under several top democrats but he is best known for leading the obama administration's response to the ebola outbreak. the move comes as more key republicans including strategist karl rove call on president trump to concede. >>> more states are imposing new restrictions on businesses because of surging cases of coronavirus. 144,000 new infections have been reported in the last day, and more than 65,000 people are now in the hospital with covid. >>> workers at...
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so strongly that for the first time in history, the obama administration ordered targeted sanctions against a country accused of launching a cyber attack against a u.s. company, sony pictures. the president signing an executive order sanctioning kim jong-un, his political friends in the north korean intelligence and defense agencies the workers party and three government-backed military companies. president obama promised a response, and while not ruling out covert actions, this was the first public step. >> i don't think it was an act of war. i think it was an act of cyber vandalism that was very costly very expensive. we take it seriously. >> reporter: the internet in north korea was down for ten hours yesterday, the u.s. won't say if it was behind the outage or confirm if it was a cyber attack. president obama and the family wrap up the golf and beach vacation tonight heading back to d.c. with so far no global crisis interrupting the schedule. >> jim in hawaii. nice duty. >> not bad. not bad this time of year. >>> and now to ron claiborne for the rest of the headlines. hey, ron. >> hey,
so strongly that for the first time in history, the obama administration ordered targeted sanctions against a country accused of launching a cyber attack against a u.s. company, sony pictures. the president signing an executive order sanctioning kim jong-un, his political friends in the north korean intelligence and defense agencies the workers party and three government-backed military companies. president obama promised a response, and while not ruling out covert actions, this was the first...
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turkey's government now with threatening words for the obama administration, demanding the extradition of the turkish cleric who lives in pennsylvania, whose supporters they accuse of spearheading the coup. also, flights cancelled, leaving many americans trying to get out. >> flights just weren't going in or out. we were pretty well stuck. >> reporter: flights have resumed from the air base, but many are wondering if this purge and unrest will affect turkey's crucial role in going against the terror group. david? >> alex. thank you. >>> and from nice, france, more arrests as we hear from an american recovering in a hospital there. here's linzie janis, from france tonight. >> reporter: tonight, french investigators looking for accomplices, questioning seven people. as we receive late word that missing american student nick leslie died in the attack. and tonight, dozens still hospitalized. including this california dad. when that white truck barreled through the crowd thursday night, greg krentzman was on the boulevard with his wife and 9-year-old daughter. the truck running over his foo
turkey's government now with threatening words for the obama administration, demanding the extradition of the turkish cleric who lives in pennsylvania, whose supporters they accuse of spearheading the coup. also, flights cancelled, leaving many americans trying to get out. >> flights just weren't going in or out. we were pretty well stuck. >> reporter: flights have resumed from the air base, but many are wondering if this purge and unrest will affect turkey's crucial role in going...
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new reports of the obama administration showing some senators horrifying images of the chemical weapons attack they believe was carried about by the assad government. president obama stepping up his intense campaign to persuade the american people that military action is the only solution. abc's jeff zeleny has the story from the white house. good morning, jeff. these are some of the most gruesome and disturbing videos we have seen come out of this syrian crisis yet. >> reporter: good morning. you're right, they are gruesome and they're graphic. but these images are part of a central case that president obama is trying to make to overcome a growing tide of public opinion as he tries to make the case for why military strikes against syria are necessary. >> obama, hands off syria. >> reporter: as anti-war protesters rallied outside the white house and across the country -- >> all: no war on syria! >> reporter: -- the president is calling lawmakers. the vice president is preparing to host skeptical republicans for sunday night dinner, and secretary of state john kerry is pressing hard with
new reports of the obama administration showing some senators horrifying images of the chemical weapons attack they believe was carried about by the assad government. president obama stepping up his intense campaign to persuade the american people that military action is the only solution. abc's jeff zeleny has the story from the white house. good morning, jeff. these are some of the most gruesome and disturbing videos we have seen come out of this syrian crisis yet. >> reporter: good...
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in the news, obama administration could make a major concession when talks over iran's nuclear program resume next month. "the los angeles times" reports that the administration might support letting iran continue enriching uranium if they take steps to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. >>> and police in washington state have surrounded an underground bunker where a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter might be hiding out. they pumped tear gas in. but they fear it may be booby trapped. >>> detroit tigers delmon young apologized following his arrest yesterday, after being charged in a hate crime. police say that young screamed anti-semitic epithets during an argument at his hotel. he could face up to a year in jail. >>> finally, angry birds in milwaukee. a sheriff's deputy was attacked trying to shoo some geese off the highway. she got a little too close. and one of the birds jumped at her, causing her to fall down. later offcamera, the deputy pistol-whipped the bird in retaliation. not really. >> the views of ron claiborne, do not represent the views of abc news. >
in the news, obama administration could make a major concession when talks over iran's nuclear program resume next month. "the los angeles times" reports that the administration might support letting iran continue enriching uranium if they take steps to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. >>> and police in washington state have surrounded an underground bunker where a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter might be hiding out. they pumped tear gas in. but...
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a new initiative from the obama administration will grant temporary work permits and remove the threat of deportation for young people who qualify. you have to be under 31 and have arrived here by age 16. you have to be in school, graduated or served in the military. and no criminal record. of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, as many as 1.5 million may qualify. >> my name is adrian reyna. i'm from mexico. >> my dream is to open a community center. >> reporter: they now have a chance to seize the american dream. >> from mexico city. my dream is to be an urban planner. >> reporter: in chicago, and houston, and l.a., the lines have been growing all day. the new program has many critics, who call it an end-run around congress. >> it is no coincidence that this sweeping policy change was announced less than five months before a presidential election. >> reporter: but for sophia campos, it's a god send. she graduated with honors from ucla. now, she hopes to go to m.i.t. for grad school. this is going to be as important as your diploma. >> more. up to this point, we hang our
a new initiative from the obama administration will grant temporary work permits and remove the threat of deportation for young people who qualify. you have to be under 31 and have arrived here by age 16. you have to be in school, graduated or served in the military. and no criminal record. of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants, as many as 1.5 million may qualify. >> my name is adrian reyna. i'm from mexico. >> my dream is to open a community center. >> reporter:...
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. >>> and the obama administration is killing a key part of its signature health care overhaul. it is scrapping a long-term insurance plan that was supposed to begin next year, saying it is not financially viable. it would have helped cover costs for nursing home care or in-home assistance for people with severe disabilities. critics have blasted it for being too expensive. >>> for the first time, a u.s. bishop is facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to report a case of child abuse by a priest. the bishop, robert finn, is accused of waiting five months before telling police about child pornography discovered on the priest's computer. finn and the kansas city/st. joseph diocese have pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges in that case. >>> and prosecutors in california say they will seek the death penalty for the man charged in wednesday's deadly shooting rampage at a salon. eight people were killed and another critically wounded in that attack. prosecutors say scott dekraai wanted revenge of against his ex-wife for their bitter custody battle over their son. she d
. >>> and the obama administration is killing a key part of its signature health care overhaul. it is scrapping a long-term insurance plan that was supposed to begin next year, saying it is not financially viable. it would have helped cover costs for nursing home care or in-home assistance for people with severe disabilities. critics have blasted it for being too expensive. >>> for the first time, a u.s. bishop is facing criminal charges for allegedly failing to report a case...
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. >> reporter: and there are no indications that the obama administration does plan to intervene. the real issue here, bianna, is the middle east and the unrest there. it is fear and uncertainty. there is no shortage of oil or gasoline right now, but all the turmoil there has prices going up, and all we can do right now is watch, it looks like. >> david, thank you. that's right. all eyes are on the middle east. david, thank you. >>> and we're going to pick up on the last point about the middle east and stability in gas prices. just what options, if any, does the administration have in trying to restore calm and order in the region? for that we're going to bring in "this week" host christiane amanpour from washington just back from libya where she interviewed colonel moammar gadhafi. good morning to you. i want to begin to ask you about your guest, john mccain, on this morning, who is calling for the establishment of a no-fly zone in libya. is this a viable option for the u.s.? >> well, look, we're really going to ask him about that and see how viable it could be. you know there is
. >> reporter: and there are no indications that the obama administration does plan to intervene. the real issue here, bianna, is the middle east and the unrest there. it is fear and uncertainty. there is no shortage of oil or gasoline right now, but all the turmoil there has prices going up, and all we can do right now is watch, it looks like. >> david, thank you. that's right. all eyes are on the middle east. david, thank you. >>> and we're going to pick up on the last...
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, the obama administration did not sell the 2009 stimulus as aggressively, so they're going to try to make up for that this time. as mentioned though, the paperback edition of your book -- and i got one right here, that magically showed up on my seat this morning -- the paperback edition of "front row at the trump show" comes out this week. i've read the new stuff you've got in there. you've got something about a meeting you had with then president trump as covid was just setting in. can you tell me something about that? >> there's a lot of new reporting. it'll be out in a couple of days. sneak peek on this. i went in to meet with the president on march 4th of last year. this is just as the pandemic is really starting to take hold. you had already had six people die in a single nursing home in seattle. that was the day that california declared a state of emergency. 100, nearly 200 known cases around the country, and i went in to see donald trump. hand sanitizer was already off the shelves in stores. i went into the oval office, and i had just come from new york. i was saying to myself
, the obama administration did not sell the 2009 stimulus as aggressively, so they're going to try to make up for that this time. as mentioned though, the paperback edition of your book -- and i got one right here, that magically showed up on my seat this morning -- the paperback edition of "front row at the trump show" comes out this week. i've read the new stuff you've got in there. you've got something about a meeting you had with then president trump as covid was just setting in....
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the obama administration has warned of the first debt default in u.s. history if there is no deal. >>> and we have a passing to note this morning. actor peter falk has died. falk appeared on broadway, in movies and on television, but he was best known for one particular role. >> i'm lieutenant columbo, homicide. >> reporter: the rumpled trenchcoat wearing but cagey lieutenant columbo would be peter falk's signature role. he would go on to win three emmys and a golden globe as well as worldwide fame for this bumbling but beloved character. >> a book? >> that's right. when i was your age, television was called books, and this is a special book. >> reporter: and a new generation of fans adored him as the grandpa who delights in a great read in "the princess bride." peter falk was a great tale, as well. he lost the use of his right eye at the age of 3 and as an adult actor struggled to get work. agents told him not to expect much because of his slightly cross-eyed look, but talent brought him to the stage and then hollywood beckoned. in 1960 he became the f
the obama administration has warned of the first debt default in u.s. history if there is no deal. >>> and we have a passing to note this morning. actor peter falk has died. falk appeared on broadway, in movies and on television, but he was best known for one particular role. >> i'm lieutenant columbo, homicide. >> reporter: the rumpled trenchcoat wearing but cagey lieutenant columbo would be peter falk's signature role. he would go on to win three emmys and a golden globe...
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this new intelligence has the obama administration so concerned, harsh warnings came today from the president himself. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. >> reporter: a senior official tells abc news that there are contingency plans for military action if the weapons became a threat. the syrian regime said today it would not use chemical weapons under any circumstance, but president assad's father used them, diane, and assad himself has been massacring his citizens for nearly two straight years, as you know. >> i do, and thank you, martha raddatz, reporting in on syria tonight. >>> and now we turn to a health alert from the nation's top doctors. flu season has begun weeks ahead of schedule, and it's promising to be a bruising year for the flu. but abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser says there is a smart way to take care of your family toni
this new intelligence has the obama administration so concerned, harsh warnings came today from the president himself. >> i want to make it absolutely clear to assad and those under his command, the world is watching. the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable. >> reporter: a senior official tells abc news that there are contingency plans for...
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. >>> and the obama administration is planning to impose new sanctions on iran's petrochemical industry next week. the new measures are in response to the latest u.n. report showing that iran is developing the technology to produce nuclear weapons. >>> and finally, some of aretha franklin's clothing and household items are going on the auction block in detroit today. the queen of soul is not selling them herself. she abandoned the items in a storage locker years ago. >>> time, now, for the weather and ginger zee. ginger? >> ron, as november settles in here in the northeast and also the southeast, people are going, burr, it's a little bit chilly. talk to the folks up in minot, north dakota, or billings, where they're seeing 20 degrees below average temperatures. so, the cold has settled in behind the system that's bringing snow no the northern plains. again, ahead of it, milder conditions from atlanta up to new york city. looking for that cold and messy stuff to stick with the pacific northwest. >> the weather report has been brought to you by target. and i wanted to leave you with just
. >>> and the obama administration is planning to impose new sanctions on iran's petrochemical industry next week. the new measures are in response to the latest u.n. report showing that iran is developing the technology to produce nuclear weapons. >>> and finally, some of aretha franklin's clothing and household items are going on the auction block in detroit today. the queen of soul is not selling them herself. she abandoned the items in a storage locker years ago....
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they support the obama administration 2 to 1 over romney. if only half of them vote that's a significant bubble. i think they'll make a huge difference. >> george? >> that some kind of evidence. but so is this, this week nancy pelosi suggested to boehner that he conduct a vote on the floor on preserving the bush tax cuts that's huge. $1 billion. that's huge. so, it seems that the democrats are at this point flinching from their own president's agenda. >> i want to turn to the political trail. you're going to be going to las vegas. mitt romney is going to be there with donald trump, the billionaire developer, and it's an interesting timing. ay, doubled down with these birther claims that the president was born in kenya. obviously, they're false claims and they're nonsense and trump keeps doing it. george, mitt romney wants us to take him as voters and the media, seriously, as a serious man, why does he keep doing things with donald trump? >> i don't understand the cost benefit here. the costs are clear. the benefit, what voter is going to vot
they support the obama administration 2 to 1 over romney. if only half of them vote that's a significant bubble. i think they'll make a huge difference. >> george? >> that some kind of evidence. but so is this, this week nancy pelosi suggested to boehner that he conduct a vote on the floor on preserving the bush tax cuts that's huge. $1 billion. that's huge. so, it seems that the democrats are at this point flinching from their own president's agenda. >> i want to turn to the...
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that's what the obama administration is signaling it may go that route. we'll see how it turns out, though. story not over. >>> all right. well, the war over contraception and abortion has now claimed the job of a high-ranking executive at the susan g. komen breast cancer charity. karen handel, a vice president, in fact, resigned after the organization restored a controversial grant to planned parenthood. in a resignation letter she says she stands by that controversial decision to deny the grant, which of course put her at odds with komen's board. >>> well, the legal battle over gay marriage has moved one step closer to being heard in the united states supreme court. a federal appeals court has ruled that california's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. the judges gave gay marriage opponents time to appeal the 2-1 decision before ordering the state to allow same-sex weddings to resume. so big battle potentially headed to the supreme court there. >> there are a lot of big battles in the next 18 months or so heading to the supreme court. the immigra
that's what the obama administration is signaling it may go that route. we'll see how it turns out, though. story not over. >>> all right. well, the war over contraception and abortion has now claimed the job of a high-ranking executive at the susan g. komen breast cancer charity. karen handel, a vice president, in fact, resigned after the organization restored a controversial grant to planned parenthood. in a resignation letter she says she stands by that controversial decision to...
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the obama administration has been scrambling to resolve this crisis, thus far, really to no avail, despite the 24-hour extension this morning. are they starting to feel helpless at the white house? >> maybe not starting, dan. this has been -- this has been a process here. the administration, of course, had worked hard to get a peace deal between the palestinians and israelis. all for naught. very low expectations on this. i mean, consider this. the united states doesn't have any diplomatic relations, any diplomatic contact with hamas. has to go through third parties. it's hard to be an influential player when you can only talk to one side. >> let me ask you about the other story. we reported on the evacuation of the american embassy in tripoli. how much of this is motivated by the lingering trauma of what happened in benghazi, when we lost americans when our diplomatic outpost there was attacked? >> a lot of it, dan. the thing for the white house is no more benghazis. they're very attuned to this. they don't want another disaster like that. this is an extraordinary move to see not just a p
the obama administration has been scrambling to resolve this crisis, thus far, really to no avail, despite the 24-hour extension this morning. are they starting to feel helpless at the white house? >> maybe not starting, dan. this has been -- this has been a process here. the administration, of course, had worked hard to get a peace deal between the palestinians and israelis. all for naught. very low expectations on this. i mean, consider this. the united states doesn't have any...
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. >>> and the obama administration is extending a key deadline for its health care law. states have have at least an extra month to submit their plans for health insurance in stages. millions of americans are expected to get private coverage subsidized by the government. many states delayed their plans to see if president obama would be re-elected. he was. >>> and the u.s. supreme court will hear a challenge to the landmark law that protects against racial discrimination at the polls. the voting rights act requires all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. the high court considered but did not rule on the same issue three years ago. >>> finally, good karma, if you believe in karma, for a chicago man who helped clean up after hurricane sandy. john turner and the staff at his water removal business came to new jersey. they traveled there to clean flooded homes. after a hard day of work, he bought a lottery scratchoff ticket. he won 100,000 bucks. not surprisingly, he plans to do
. >>> and the obama administration is extending a key deadline for its health care law. states have have at least an extra month to submit their plans for health insurance in stages. millions of americans are expected to get private coverage subsidized by the government. many states delayed their plans to see if president obama would be re-elected. he was. >>> and the u.s. supreme court will hear a challenge to the landmark law that protects against racial discrimination at...
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i'm not surprised to have the obama administration did that either. we understand in the free economy, in the private sector, that sometimes investments don't work and you're not su sesful. successful. it always pains you if you have to be in a situation of downsizing a business in order to make it more successful and try to grow it again. i'm very proud of the fact that the two enterprises i led were successful. the olympics were successful. my state was successful, the state of massachusetts. in the business i had, we invested in over 100 different business, and net-net, taking out the ones where we lost jobs and those we added, those businesses have now added over 100,000 jobs. i have a record of learning how to create jobs. >> there have been questions about that calculation of 100,000 jobs. so if you could explain a little more. some analysts look at it and say you're counting the jobs that were created but not counting the jobs that were taken away. is that accurate? >> no, it's not accurate. it includes the net of both. good enough numbers guy
i'm not surprised to have the obama administration did that either. we understand in the free economy, in the private sector, that sometimes investments don't work and you're not su sesful. successful. it always pains you if you have to be in a situation of downsizing a business in order to make it more successful and try to grow it again. i'm very proud of the fact that the two enterprises i led were successful. the olympics were successful. my state was successful, the state of massachusetts....
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we brought this to an rabble served on the federal election commission under the obama administration. the fec is an regulatory commission designed to enforce campaign finance laws. >> that in and of itself and look like there is bias to provide those permits to donors. >> several people working inside the san mateo county sheriff's office told the i team they felt fractured by the sheriff and other high-ranking staff to issue concealed carry weapons licenses to people who were friends or donors to his campaign. the abc7news i team made several attempts to speak rackley with him but he declined to go on camera for an interview. he provided us with the following written response denying any obligations of favoritism. while i have not verified your numbers, i have asked for it can gain contribution from a ccw holder in anyway that was it as a connection between campaign contributions and ccw's. i have numerous campaign contributors. the vast majority of which do not have two to w's and the best majority of holders are not introduced. although the i team obtained and analyzed finance rec
we brought this to an rabble served on the federal election commission under the obama administration. the fec is an regulatory commission designed to enforce campaign finance laws. >> that in and of itself and look like there is bias to provide those permits to donors. >> several people working inside the san mateo county sheriff's office told the i team they felt fractured by the sheriff and other high-ranking staff to issue concealed carry weapons licenses to people who were...
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you have been critical of the obama administration's rollout. why is this latest extension not the same thing? >> the rollout was bad, but look at what's happened since that. we have millions of people who have signed up. millions. >> reporter: the administration says at least 6 million people have already signed up. 1 million short of the original goal. all this adding fresh fuel to a fight already shaping the midterm elections. >> i'll help repeal obamacare. >> reporter: for "this week," jeff zeleny, abc news, the capital. >> and the roundtable, matthew dowd, david plouffe, president obama's campaign manager, and chris christie, -- bill kristol, editor of the weekly standard, and democratic strategist, donna brazile. and matthew, jeff zeleny says the white house announces over 6 million. i saw this morning it could be approaching closer to 7 million by the deadline tomorrow. is this a sign of success? >> well, there is some sign of success. for everybody that's criticized it, there are people getting access and benefitting. but i think the que
you have been critical of the obama administration's rollout. why is this latest extension not the same thing? >> the rollout was bad, but look at what's happened since that. we have millions of people who have signed up. millions. >> reporter: the administration says at least 6 million people have already signed up. 1 million short of the original goal. all this adding fresh fuel to a fight already shaping the midterm elections. >> i'll help repeal obamacare. >>...
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what model does the obama administration start to draw from in trying to provide that support and how do we harness the nato allies to come together to provide what's necessary to make this happen in a way that avoids the problems that we started to see in iraq in 2003 and 2004 and over the years in afghanistan? >> how important is it for the national transitional council to get from benghazi to tripoli. >> it's important to transform the power seated in benghazi into tripoli and take over control which is now dominated by a group of very diverse malitias which don't have a common agenda. there are 140 tribes and clans in libya. 30 of which are important. the rivalries that play out on the ground have tremendous potential to derail the process. so that they need to get there. they have taken some important steps. in the last two days, transitional national council has expand from 40 to 80. they announced who their members are. they said they want to be inclusive. this is not benghazi. this is a country that's historically been divided between the western part, dominated by tripoli, an
what model does the obama administration start to draw from in trying to provide that support and how do we harness the nato allies to come together to provide what's necessary to make this happen in a way that avoids the problems that we started to see in iraq in 2003 and 2004 and over the years in afghanistan? >> how important is it for the national transitional council to get from benghazi to tripoli. >> it's important to transform the power seated in benghazi into tripoli and...